Firms gain $513,000 of PGF funding
Otago engineering firms have received a further half million dollars of Provincial Growth Fund support.
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Cockleshell design on ice; still part of plan
Cockleshell design on ice; still part of plan
Plans to build a cockleshell-shaped building at the heart of Dunedin's waterfront development plan appear to be on ice, at least for now, but the concept is not dead, the Dunedin City Council says.
PGF getting Dunedin 'back on track'
PGF getting Dunedin 'back on track'
Dunedin's industrial epicentre celebrated an early Christmas this week following "Santa" Shane Jones' flying visit.
PGF cash likely for at least one local business
PGF cash likely for at least one local business
Provincial Growth Fund money is likely for at least one Oamaru-based business, the Waitaki District Council chief executive, Fergus Power, says.
'Insane' to cut marine science
'Insane' to cut marine science at this point
Otago Uni's contribution to the Dunedin waterfront development plan risks being undermined by "insane" cuts to the institution's marine science department, a key figure behind the project says.
'Hillside is back' with $20 million
'Hillside is back' with $20 million
The workforce at Dunedin's Hillside workshops is set to swell to 100 as the industrial heart of the city is revitalised to the tune of $20 million of government money.
Funding enough to make start
Funding enough to make start
Dunedin's waterfront development plan has been given a financial shot in the arm, despite a funding allocation of nearly $20 million falling short of what was sought.
PGF boosts manufacturing and engineering
PGF boosts manufacturing and engineering
A collective engineering group and an agritech business unit were two big winners at provincial growth fund announcements yesterday.
Dunedin gets its share
Dunedin gets its share
The lolly scramble has finally come to Dunedin.
$60m boost for Dunedin
$60m boost for Dunedin
A $60 million cash injection for Dunedin's economy represents the biggest regional development initiative in the city in half a century, Economic Development Minister David Parker says.
'Really good news to get the old girl going again'
'Really good news to get the old girl going again'
Current and former workers at Hillside yesterday could not contain their joy at the massive investment to revitalise the workplace they clearly care deeply about.
Gaming sector going up a level
Gaming sector going up a level
The announcement of Dunedin as a digital hub was a ''game changer'' for the New Zealand tech industry, the gaming sector says.
PGF to help Otago teens into forestry careers
PGF to help Otago teens into forestry careers
Money from the Provincial Growth Fund will be used to help Otago teenagers enter careers in forestry, Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.
$10m injection for Dunedin's digital economy
$10m injection for Dunedin's digital economy
A $10 million cash-injection designed to turn Dunedin into a digital hub for the New Zealand video gaming industry is expected to create hundreds of new jobs in the city.
$20m for 'first stage' of waterfront plan
$20m for 'first stage' of waterfront plan
Big questions hang over the future of Dunedin's waterfront development plan after confirmation it will receive $19.9 million from the Provincial Growth Fund.
$20m to revitalise 'vital' Hillside Workshop
$20m to revitalise 'vital' Hillside Workshop
Dunedin's Hillside workshops are about to be brought back to life with an almost $20 million injection of Government funds. And millions more will go to other Dunedin engineering projects.
City set for big PGF cash boost
City set for multimillion-dollar cash boost
Dunedin could be set to receive a multimillion-dollar cash injection from the Provincial Growth Fund, including to help pay for the city's waterfront development.